Official Game Thread: Hawks - Nets GAME 1

[Dnice]

Guess we can forget about blowout

[Johnnybravo4]

We've got almost nothing from Milsap today

[PSSSHHHRRR87]

We've got almost nothing from Milsap today

 

Which means he'll go off in Game 2

[Dnice]

Did enough to get by.

[JETSET]

The refs were terrible today. I can only imagine how bad they will be against cleveland

[ATLHawks3]

I hope 2 days of rest is enough for Al to get his pinky back to normal. It was obvious that he didn't have his touch after he dislocated it. Other than that, nice win! Let's keep it going!

[ATLien_]

Millsap looked super rusty today. I'm praying Al's finger isn't going to effect him through the whole playoffs. Why do all the Hawks players have to get hurt now?

[Twinblade]

This is not the same hawks team.

Edited April 20, 2015 by Twinblade

[Final_quest]

Glad we won, but we didn't look like champions.  We did just enough to win.  

[nathan2331]

I think it's time Bud gives Muscala some meaningful minutes to see what he can do.

[Macknsweetjones]

These guys need to box the f*** out...

[capstone21]

A win is a win

Great Job!

[benhillboy]

I might be on my Hotlanta sh$t during these playoffs, all I see is negative, so excuse

me. I expect perfect basketball at all times now.

Box out drills all practice, nothing else. Very disappointed in the rebounding. Where's Edy when you need him. That was a B- performance. Pero was the quiet difference maker.

Not worried about Al or Sap, but Thabo's absence was clearly felt from the jump. We all expected Jack, Thad, and Brook to have an impact, but I can't take Joe getting in a groove. The ball needs to be forced out of his hands immediately on the block, all that faking and stunting has no effect on him at all. Anyway Let's Go, 15 Mo.

Edited April 20, 2015 by benhillboy

[Peoriabird]

Millsap played like hot garbage but Bud stuck with him...Played him at center several times in the game sometimes with lopez on the floor.  Just strange!

[NBASupes]

Sap looked like trash. Horf disappeared in the 2nd half. Bazemore sucks on offense. Dennis has periods of excellence and moments of terrible.

[Jody23]

Good win! On to the next one.

[Jody23]

Btw, this is the playoffs. The Nets are a veteran team. This is not going to be a cake walk series.

[cam1218]

I think we played well in spurts and got lazy when we got leads. It's probably a good thing they fought and kept it close, we need some competition. I hope everyone has watched some of the other games because it seems to be a trend.

Brooklyn is experienced and will keep the games close at the very least. We won't win by 40 in the playoffs. Our only concern is Horf and Sap. I'm more concerned about Sap honestly. This is one of those injuries Horford should handle.

[Guest]

What the heck is up with those 2 fingers on Hollins' left hand.

[Guest]

I think we played well in spurts and got lazy when we got leads. It's probably a good thing they fought and kept it close, we need some competition. I hope everyone has watched some of the other games because it seems to be a trend.

Brooklyn is experienced and will keep the games close at the very least. We won't win by 40 in the playoffs. Our only concern is Horf and Sap. I'm more concerned about Sap honestly. This is one of those injuries Horford should handle.

Agreed, except I believe it's less about Sap's shoulder and more about rust and timing. He played one game since the I jurt, then had 3 days off until today.

He struggled on offense but held his own rebounding and playing defense - 1 block, 2 steals, 7 rebounds.